Jon Batiste's 'We Are' is up or Album of the Year at the Grammys. Check out our 2013 story with the singer.
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Jon Batiste is on a mission to bring jazz back to the people. The 27-year-old singer and virtuoso pianist is a scion of a New Orleans musical dynasty . But while Batiste could have easily stayed in the world of “important” jazz, he chose to stray into less rarified realms—and take the music with him, by marching it out of its usual contexts, employing unexpected instrumentation, and writing songs that reflect a fearless and ferocious appetite for expanding the boundaries of the genre.
Straddling the lofty and the accessible has been a consistent theme throughout Batiste’s career. While pursuing his master’s in jazz and classical piano at Juilliard, he formed the band Stay Human with classmates who shared his taste for stretching the boundaries of jazz. With the group in tow, he would take his melodica and perform in the New York City subways. In 2011, he even recorded part of his self-produced album,, on a subway car while it was in motion.
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